EA has just sacrificed your FIFA Soccer 09 roster on the altar of fantasy futbol realism. A global network of scouts (!) will now monitor every player in the newly-featured Adidas Live Season leagues and, throughout the season, will be piping weekly performance reports to a central EA Sports database of player statistics. Andrew Wilson, Vice President & Executive Producer for the franchise said, "The game will feel and play differently each week. With Adidas Live Season, if Ronaldinho has a great match on the weekend, you`ll feel the difference when you pick up the controller as his in-game attributes increase."

In related news, EA just pulled a Madden with the Spanish Liga BBVA and Adelante by securing exclusive licensing. This gives EA Sports sole rights to include every Spanish La Liga club and further shuts out competitors from delivering up-to-date kits, squads, and player likenesses.

FIFA 09 will be available worldwide in 18 languages in 37 countries in October. (More painful proof that American football is just small potatoes.) A demo will be made available on September 11th for both Playstation Network and Xbox Live.